The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-02
The Temperance Temple.

movement IL now on foot to erect
building In Chicago worthy the great
cause and grand constituency of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Miss Willard, in writing of it, SAYS, cit
Is time we dwelt in our house; time that
the temperance idea matcrlaliIed in a
Temple worthy of 1t, one which, by its
plan and purpose, might set an example
TO all the world A site for this Temple
mas been secured in the very center Of
Chicago, on Dearborn Street, opposite
the po>t-oiliee, with frontage of 1866 feet
IL takes in the block running from Jack
son TO Quincy Streets. II is proposed TO
erect on this one Of the most unique
buildings in the country, to be used in
the iirst place as Headquarters for the
National w. c. T. T. Temperance Libra
| ry, Training School and Hall, which Is to
be to the Temperance reform what West
minister Abbey is to Englands great &C.
le0rltleS. Here, also, will be located
their Publication House, whose presses
| TINS year VIII turn out at least 30. O00 400
pages of temperance literature.
In the second place It's intended that
this building shall be source of revenue
to the W. { T. t. Its immense area
and great height twelve stories will
| give space for hundreds of Offices. which
will bring in princely revenue. enabling
the Society to push on to success their
forty lines of work, that are now lam
| gushing for want Of funds Miss vii
lard says, at will help lis aid all States
that strive for Constitutional Prohibition.
multiply our local Unions, aud send the
healing leaves of our literature to the
ends of the earth. II will embody the
blessed idea of the Crusade. and stand
~ n E ri
| widercd souls to Christ and His 9oSpel. ."
The plan for securing funds for the
erection of the Temple is as follows ::
| There are to be issued 500, 9G0 worth of
stock, and 100000 worth of per cent.
| bonds. The stock is not to pay any divi-
| dends until the rentals warrant it. The
| corporation retaining the privilege Of
! buying in the stock any time after five
! wears, and paying dividend of five per
cent. por annum for the entire time the
money has been invested
a corporation for the purpose of erect
ny the building has been formed under
the title of The Womans Temperance
Building Association 1t received its
charter July l3, lss7 Capital stock,
| 100000 (it is to be increased 10 5000
| 000.) Shares Sleo each. lneorporators.
Matilda b. Carse, Frances +. Willard
| Esther Iu4n, W llldln DctflH3 and j Is.
! Hobbs. Shares to the amount of sixty
| thousand dollars worth have been soil.
| II is confidently expected that the tenn
| perance people of the nation will send in
| gifts to the amount of five hundred
thousand dollars; the rentals will in Il
short time pay of the bonds. a call has
! just be, II issued by Miss Willard and Mrs
Carse for Il popular gift of one dollar
from all friends of temp rance for The
| building fund. Dear friend who reads
| this little card, won't you help the women
who are fighting SO hard to slve their
| homes from a powerful and terrible foe,
| by sending, at once, one dollar to the
| Natl nal Treasurer of the W. {. T. | q,
Miss Esther Pugh, Room -, lGi La Sale
Street, Chicago; There are books of
record to be kept in the Temple, and sd
credly preserved, in which the names of
all donors will tie placed,
Those who give one hundred dollars or
more will have their names engraved on
| the great marble tablets that are to adom
| the Hall.
For information in regard to stock adj
dress Mrs Matilda B. CarSe, li5 Ashland
Ave, Chicago.